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Top Earnings Previews For Thursday (BZH, PHM, BX, CME, DOW, GNW, GILD, IP, K, MA, MRK, RCL, HOT, TRMB, VRTX, YRCW)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 3:43 pm

Earnings season is still upon us.  There are going to be many big earnings reports Thursday and we would consider Thursday as the climax for the companies reporting their normal ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (V, MA, C, CVX, APD, EBAY, ZZ, BLK, BAC, FCS, FCX, MS, LUV, EGHT, TSL, JASO, STP)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 4:04 pm

Stocks opened higher this morning and have mostly remained in positive territory throughout the day. Reports that China was considering lowering its banks’ capital reserve requirements boosted both Asian and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADTN, AAP, APD, MT, ADP, BKU, BA, CATM, CSH, CVX, C, HGSI, LAMR, MA, RSH, SMG, UBS, VE, V, WFT, BRCM)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 8:14 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Cut to Hold at ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (INTC, KALU, NOR, MA, V, BBY, FDS, FCEL, PTRY, MILL, LIVE, SYNO, RVSN, ECYT, IVN, GMCR, FST)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Stocks opened firmly higher this morning and the DJIA rose by more than 130 points in the first hour of trading. The dollar gained strength against the euro putting more ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MT, AVNR, CTRN, ETH,INTC, IGT, KALU, LVS, MA, MGM, MNTA, NOR, SFD, SO, SE, URBN, V, WYNN)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Started as Equal Weight at Barclays. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ...
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US Credit Card Debt Rises 150% in Third Quarter (V, MA, AXP, COF)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 11:33 am

Americans have started using their credit cards again -- and in a big way. Credit card debt jumped 154% in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period ...
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Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett’s Stock Holdings ‘L to Z’ (BRK-B, BRK-A, MA, MTB, MCO, PG, SNY, TMK, USB, USG, UPS, VRSK, V, WMT, WPO, WFC)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2011 and this is the second group of ...
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Most Likely Stock Purchases by Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B, BAC, DG, XOM, COP, MA, VRSK, WMT, WFC)

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 10:41 am

Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) went out buying stocks in this last quarter according to the firm's quarterly report.  Sadly, no one ...
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Rising Credit Card Use May Be Mixed Blessing (MA, V, AXP, COF, DFS, BAC, JPM, C)

Posted: November 2, 2011 at 10:39 am

MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) absolutely crushed estimates this morning, reporting third-quarter EPS of of $5.63 on revenue of $1.82 billion. Consensus estimates were aiming for EPS of $4.81 on $1.7 ...
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The Best Performing S&P Stocks of 2011 (SPY, OKE, AN, ROST, LTD, GR, TSO, EQT, ERTS, WFM, RL, TDC, RRC, MA, HUM, CMG, VFC, ISRG, BIIB, EP, COG)

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm

October may have been one of the best months of many of our lives in equities. The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) rose by 10.9%. in October, but the year-to-date gain ...
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Credit Cards, Partial Havens After J.P. Morgan Credit Comments (JPM, AXP, COF, V, MA, PAY)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 1:36 pm

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is trading lower after its earnings report, but there were some bright spots inside an otherwise confusing earnings report.  The most noticeable area ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATVI, AMR, AMD, AWK, CAH, DISCA, GME, HRBN, IVZ, JBLU, PHG, LM, MA, OXY, RCL, V, DIS, WWW, WYNN)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 8:26 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Outperform at ...
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The Largest S&P 500 Stock Gainers For The First Three Quarters

Posted: October 1, 2011 at 7:34 am

S&P 500 YTD TOP 10 (31Dec10 - 29Sep11) Ticker YTD Price Change (%) Close Price 29Sep11 Close Price 31Dec10 Market Cap($Mil) Short Interest as % of Shares Cabot Oil ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADTN, AGN, AAPL, ADP, ABX, C, EXPE, GILD, LNKD, MA, NOK, OPEN, PWRD, RIMM, RGLD, TSM, AMTD, VECO)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 8:07 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Reiterated Buy and $49 target ...
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American Express Is Going Shopping For Acquisitions (AXP, MA, V, EBAY, GOOG, AAPL, PAY)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 8:30 am

The number of ways consumers can spend their money is poised to get larger. The familiar credit and debit cards are threatened by all manner of electronic payment methods, and ...
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